Sir Alex Ferguson fined £8,500 for refusing to speak to the media

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Ferguson blamed the referee for swaying the game in favour of Real MadridMartin Rickett/PA

Josh Burrows

Last updated at 4:29PM, March 22 2013

Sir Alex Ferguson has been fined €10,000 (£8,500) for not speaking to the
media after Manchester United’s defeat by Real Madrid in the Champions
League earlier this month, with Uefa’s disciplinary committee also
confirming that Nani will serve a one-match ban for his dismissal during the
game.

Nani’s suspension follows his red card for a high tackle on Alvaro Arbeloa
during United’s 2-1 defeat in the second leg of the last-16 clash at Old
Trafford. The committee was always unlikely to increase the automatic
one-game ban as the straight red card was viewed as a harsh decision at the
time.